couillon
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French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Middle French couillon, from Old French coillon (“testicle”), from Late Latin cōleōnem, derived from Latin cōleus (“sack, bag; scrotum”). By surface analysis, couille + -on. Compare Occitan colhon.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]couillon m (plural couillons, feminine couillonne)
- (vulgar) dickhead, bastard, pillock
- Il t’a vraiment trompée ? J’étais sûr que c’était un couillon, ce type.
- He really cheated on you? I knew that guy was a bastard.
- (vulgar) coward
- C’est un vrai couillon, il est pas capable d’aborder une fille.
- He's a real coward, he's not capable of approaching a girl.
- (card games) a Belgian card game that is also played in Limburg and on the border of Luxemburg and Germany
- (Louisiana) joker, funny person; nut, nutter
- (Louisiana) fool, simpleton, nitwit
Adjective
[edit]couillon (feminine couillonne, masculine plural couillons, feminine plural couillonnes)
Usage notes
[edit]- As both an adjective and a noun, couillon is not as vulgar or strong in Louisiana French or even in France.
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “couillon” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
- “couillon” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
- “couillon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- Dictionary of Louisiana French: As Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian Communities (2009; →ISBN; →ISBN)
- A detailed explanation of the couillon card game family
Middle French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old French coillon.
Noun
[edit]couillon m (plural couillons)
- (vulgar) dickhead, bastard
- 1552, François Rabelais, Le Tiers Livre:
- Il est (dist lors frere Ian) sourd. Il n'entend ce que tu luy diz couillon.
- He is (said their brother Jan) deaf. He can't hear what you say, dickhead.
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